I saw Oakenfold last Canada Day weekend @ the guvernment and I didn't like his track selection at all. I can't remember that night clearly because I'm trying to get it out of my head but his set was very monotonous. Don't get me wrong there was some progressive but for the most part, it was very monotonous. I think the overcrowding of the entire complex didn't help the situation either.

^^^ I thought his set was great... but he was way better when he was openning up for Chemical Brothers at HC... damn, that was a great party!!

Not sure if I'll go to this though, it's guaranteed to be rammed... like last time at tonic, you could watch him live there or on screen at system, lol... both clubs were packed!!

thanks, but no thanks... on the other hand, i'm glad to see that System fridays is becoming more and more Trancy.. Can anyone say popularity of progressive in Toronto is declining and Trance is making a well-deserved comeback?

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I wouldnt go that far...

GUV still books mostly proggy djs and Lotus have been booking mainly proggy DJS as well...

I think System is basically booking whomever they can get, not because is trance is more popular in TO right now...!

I think they dont book anymore proggy djs anymore because well GUV seem to have the hookups with Balance/Bullitt when it comes to throwing parties in TO!

seen?

...or maybe System is one step ahead of everyone else in starting to go more trancy. they seemed to be one step ahead for a while with prog, maybe they're onto something. maybe they realized that a lot of people seem to want to goto Viva for trance, but bitch about travelling from downtown, so why not bring it downtown again. just a thought.

I'd love to see Oakenfold at System, too bad it'll probably be ram packed with a line down to King St.

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Originally posted by Special K seen?

SEEN!

And Oakie's set last year in GUV was pure crap... selection of tunes was, well, same as every other top 10 DJs at that time, so yeah, it was damn boooooring.

Therefore, I'm not even thinking of checking out System this time...

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^ couldn't agree with you more

Man I remember the line up when he was at Tonic on a FTWK (remember those Wednesday nights?) System had the screen and Tonic had the biggest DJ in the world.
System will be so packed with posers and people who only know his name that night. There is no way you could pay me to see him in that Sardine Can.
If System was really smart they would charge $50 a ticket and reduce ticket sales.....then at least it would be enjoyable. (Big DJ - Small Club) type of thing

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If System was really smart they would charge $50 a ticket and reduce ticket sales

Then everyone would bitch about Oakey being overpriced, System trying to cash in, etc etc etc. Noone would understand the rest of it. Love or hate Oakenfold, by the time this event comes around this'll probably be one of the biggest threads ever in this forum due to the amount of attention he gets no matter what.

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Originally posted by Durafei thanks, but no thanks... on the other hand, i'm glad to see that System fridays is becoming more and more Trancy.. Can anyone say popularity of progressive in Toronto is declining and Trance is making a well-deserved comeback?

I would agree with you and say that the popularity of trance is definitely on the incline here in Toronto. However, I wouldn't say that progressive is on a decline. System Sound Bar has always been a trend setter in Toronto and always strive to be different than everyone else. Every other club tends to be a laggard..


itikia

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Originally posted by itikia System Sound Bar has always been a trend setter in Toronto and always strive to be different than everyone else. Every other club tends to be a laggard.. itikia

I'd agree with that statement (moreso a couple of years ago than now) but where do Oakie and Judge Jules fit into that equation?! What trends are they setting by bringing in people like Oakie and Jules?!